5/20/2023 0 Comments Bleak house book![]() ![]() We have Esther Summerson, the almost saintly young lady who plays a large role in the telling of the whole tale. I haven’t the space here to dwell on more than a few of the characters, or to do more than point to the amazing contrast between good and evil in “the damned human race”, as Mark Twain called it. Why? First, the quality of the writing second, the complexity of the plot third, the extraordinary insight and honesty of the characterisation. ![]() It was, and is, the greatest novel of the lot. ![]() I have since religiously read the novel from beginning to end three times, and with ever-increasing delight and understanding. In fact, I longed to get out of the meeting and get hold of what they all clearly considered to be one of the greatest novels in the English language. The woman on our committee then gave me a fascinating and succinct review of Bleak House, and thereafter I kept my peace and took notes as accurately as I possibly could, knowing full well that my opinion would necessarily be based on unworthy ignorance. Another colleague then asked if I had ever taught English. I decided to speak the truth, and said no. One of my colleagues on the committee asked me at this point whether I had read the book in question. ![]()
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